The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Thursday, August 06, 2026

“A Beautiful Thing”

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Notes YouTuber Kyber Carter in introducing his recent 12-minute video tribute to Andor : A ndor broke the Star Wars franchise . . . in ...

Why the American Political Establishment Is Panicking

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The Montana Department of Propaganda is a Facebook group dedicated to satire and parody, a place “where trolls go to die.” Like all good sa...
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

“Tonight Michigan Decides”

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T oday Michigan answers the biggest question facing the Democratic Party. Does it want a progressive firebrand – or an establishment “cent...
Monday, August 03, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed: The Disruptor Michigan (and the Country) Needs

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I ’m going to write something here that we all know is true but few are willing to just say out loud: There is a non-zero chance that the n...
Saturday, August 01, 2026

July Vignettes

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See also the previous Wild Reed July 2026 posts: • Tad Stoermer: Disillusioned With America? That’s Actually a Good Thing • ...
Friday, July 31, 2026

Awakenings

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I f you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate al...
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Living From the Heart

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My exploration of – and walking on – the mystical path known as the Sufi Way continues this evening with my sharing of Living from the Hea...

Mariana Hernandez Debunks Mike Johnson’s Fear-Mongering Graphic

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[ S peaker of the U.S. House of Representatives] Mike Johnson made a scary graphic so let me translate it for you, because fear only works...

A Classic Duet Turns 50

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One of my all-time favorite female vocalists has been in the news recently due to the 50th anniversary of her most well-known recording. Th...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

“Our Country Right Now Is At a Crossroads”

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Mike Figueredo begins his latest Humanist Report segment with a compilation of both fascist and liberal talking heads losing their shit ...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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